Numerical calculations of radar scattering from sharply peaked ocean waves

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 636646-

  Lyzenga, David R ^a   Ericson, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffraction; Electromagnetic scattering; Radar scattering; Remote sensing; Sea surface; Surface waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747941726     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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